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15 thoughts on “Temptalia Asks You – Are you about the latest & greatest or the tried & true?”

Basically, I look at everything first… Everything new. But if there are products that I already know and like, I’ll go to those first.
Unless something new really “poke” my eyes, I won’t go straight to those, or only if I have the possibility to go to the shop and try it out. Because I can’t always go to shops so if I order online i’ll order what i’m sure about.

I used to be about the latest and greatest. Then I read Paula B.’s The Beauty Bible. Now, I am all about ingredients.

I used to think that the biggest companies had the most money for reseach and development and therfore had the best products, but now I know that they just have the most money for advertising gimicks. The cosmetic industry is very loosly regulated and they can basically claim products can do anything with out research.

I love new products, and often try new things out, and will buy most of the new pretty make up that I see. I find that with make up it doesn’t make a huge difference what products I use (although I tend to prefer high end make up nowadays), but with skincare it does. I have bought many lotions and potions just to leave them half finished and gathering dust, so I try to limit my purchases to tried and tested.

A little bit of both because I love discovering new products but I lean more towards try and true especially with skin care because it is hard to find a skin care regime that is fitting sometimes and it always take awhile to see the true results. I stick with it until it does not work for me anymore and/or I will sample others on the side.

I just buy what I like. If it’s old or new doesn’t matter to me. If I come across it and love it…I buy it. I do try new things once in a while, but there is a ton of products that I want that I haven’t picked up yet. Oh the stress.

I go with both. I have to use Benefit’s Erase Paste because my dark circles make it look like someone punched me lol. I have products that are my faves that I won’t switch, but I love trying new things.

I think certain products make me a creature of habit like my Aveeno face lotion, but how would I know I loved those things if I didn’t take a chance and buy it first on the other hand when I get curious and buy a supposed latest greatest product and it sucks, I get pissed I wasted that 10 bucks ya know. It’s a love hate relationship with trying new things.